is the third main game in the
Star Oceanis a franchise of action role-playing video games developed by tri-Ace and published and owned by Square Enix .-Creation and influence:...
series. The game was developed by
tri-Aceis a Japanese video game development company formed in 1995 by former Telenet Japan employees Yoshiharu Gotanda , Masaki Norimoto and Joe Asanuma . The name is a play on words regarding the "three aces" who formed the company...
and published by
Square Enixis a Japanese video game and publishing company best known for its console role-playing game franchises, which include the Final Fantasy series, the Dragon Quest series, and the action-RPG Kingdom Hearts series...
for the
PlayStation 2The PlayStation 2 is a sixth-generation video game console manufactured by Sony as part of the PlayStation series. Its development was announced in March 1999 and it was first released on March 4, 2000, in Japan...
console. It was released in
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,
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, and the
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. The original Japanese release date was in February of
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by
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, its penultimate release before its merger to become Square Enix. It was re-released in 2004 as a two disc
Director's CutA director's cut is a specially edited version of a film, and less often TV series, music video, commercials, comic book or video games, that is supposed to represent the director's own approved edit...
version with bonus features such as new characters and dungeons. The North American and European versions are based on the
Director's Cut version.